Dispatches from the Frontlines: Studies in Foreign Policy, Comparative Politics, and International Affairs

by Howard J. Wiarda University of Georgia (late)

Overview

Dispatches from the Frontlines analyzes some of the world’s most contentious hotspots. It focuses on such compelling global issues as Third World development, the role of the state, corporatism, and foreign aid. Dispatches from the Frontlines is a thought-provoking book for anyone interested in foreign policy, comparative politics, and international affairs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761862772
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	05/08/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	489 KB

About the Author

Howard J. Wiardais the Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations in the School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia, senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., and senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He is also a consultant on national security to the Department of Defense and adviser on research and publication. Wiarda has published widely on Latin America, foreign policy, developing nations, comparative politics, and international affairs.

Table of Contents

Preface
Part I. Around the World
Chapter 1: Introductory Notes on Travel, Research, and Study Abroad
Chapter 2: The Marginalization of Latin America
Chapter 3: The Latin Americanization of the United States
Chapter 4: The United States and Europe
Chapter 5: Asia and America
Chapter 6: Europe’s Regions
Chapter 7: Perspectives on Iraq
Chapter 8: Greece—Turkey—the Greek Islands—Cyprus
Chapter 9: African Democracy. By Ann P. Kryzanek
Chapter 10: Crisis in Eastern Europe
Chapter 11: “Honduras” as Metaphor
Chapter 12: Russia in an Ugly Mood
Chapter 13: Is Democracy Advancing, Regressing, or Being Redefined: Exploring: Alternative Meanings in Latin America
Chapter 14: The Baltics Endangered
Chapter 15: Brazil as a BRIC
Chapter 16: European Welfare States and American Health Care Reform
Chapter 17: Religion, Security, and the Future of Latin America
Part II. Global Issues
Chapter 18: Globalization
Chapter 19: Corporatism in the Modern World
Chapter 20: The Candidates and their Foreign Policy Teams
Chapter 21: Civil Society
Chapter 22: Smarter Democracy Promotion
Chapter 23: Economic Crisis and the State
Chapter 24: Conservative Braintrust: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of AEI (The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research)
Chapter 25: Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Foreign Policy
Chapter 26: Nation-Building
Chapter 27: Divided America
Chapter 28: Obama Foreign Policy
Chapter 29: The Democracy Agenda: When it Works and When it Doesn’t
Part III. The Legacy of Colonialism: The Portuguese and Dutch Colonial Empires
Chapter 30: The Legacy of Portuguese Rule in Asia: Reasserting Influence in the Post-Colonial Era
Chapter 31: The Dutch Diaspora: The Netherlands and Its Settlements in Africa, Asia, and the Americas
Chapter 32: Concluding Remarks on Favorite Places and Ongoing Research
Bibliography